The Definitive Guide to Comedy
CBS All Access, the streaming platform for CBS, has announced its first exclusive sitcom for the network, and it’s an adaptation of an Australian series made by the funny folks at Funny or Die. No Activity will premiere before the end of 2017, bracketing the two chapters of the first …
Start with an introduction reminiscent of Trading Places, shift into a reverse Pygmalion/My Fair Lady, then add an unhealthy amount of graphic visuals, racial conflict and homophobia, and shazam! You’ve got yourself a hard-R box-office hit in Get Hard. Get Hard, which premiered Monday night at the SXSW festival in …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Gravitas Ventures acquired the Eddie Pepitone documentary, The Bitter Buddha, out of Slamdance yesterday. The film directed by Steven Feinartz will screen in cinemas on Feb. 15, and if not near you then, then on your TVs via VOD on Feb. 19. CBS …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… USA is developing a potential late-night talk show with Gary Sanchez Productions that would air in the midnight hour as technically the earliest of early-morning shows. It’s from creators and executive producers Owen Burke and Rob Cohen. MTV is working with Dana Min …
